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** MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023
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The true principles of our Constitution... are wisely opposed to all perpetuations of power, and to every practice which may lead to hereditary establishments.
– Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Messrs. Bloodgood and Hammond [1809]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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March 13, 2023
A Cruddy and Dangerous Monetary System ([link removed])
For a long time now, I have been maintaining that America’s cruddy monetary system was headed toward a crack-up. Of course, it’s always impossible to predict the exact timing of such a crack-up but it’s not difficult to predict that at some point in time, the crack-up will occur. For a long time now, we have seen out-of-control federal spending on the welfare-warfare ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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DRUG WAR
It’s Time to Call Off the War on Drugs ([link removed])
by Allyson Anderson
Salt Lake Tribunehttps://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2023/03/09/letter-its-time-call-off-war-drugs/
ECONOMICS
Ford’s Pay Hike: It Wasn’t About Profit ([link removed])
by Donald J. Boudreaux
Pittsburgh Tribunehttps://archive.triblive.com/news/fords-pay-hike-it-wasnt-about-profit/#ixzz37qfTlYvV
IRAQ
The American War from Hell, 20 Years Later ([link removed])
by Juan Cole
Tom Dispatchhttps://tomdispatch.com/the-american-war-from-hell-20-years-later/
THE FREE SOCIETY
The Betrayers of Julian Assange ([link removed])
by John Pilger
Counterpunchhttps://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/10/the-betrayers-of-assange/
THE FREE MARKET
Welcome to the Age of Political Capitalism ([link removed])
by Veronique de Rugy
Creatorshttps://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/03/23/welcome-to-the-age-of-political-capitalism
MONETARY POLICY
The Silicon Valley Bank Bailout ([link removed])
by Editorial
Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/the-silicon-valley-bank-bailout-chorus-yellen-treasury-fed-fdic-deposit-limit-dodd-frank-run-cc80761e?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
TAXATION
Taxes Have Made New York Into an Empire of Cigarette Smuggling ([link removed]) [link removed]
by Todd Nesbit and Michael LaFaive
Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/taxes-have-made-new-york-into-an-empire-of-cigarette-smuggling-avoidance-evasion-flavor-revenue-hochul-f2b11e15?mod=hp_opin_pos_2#cxrecs_s
FOREIGN POLICY
Nord Stream Attack – ‘Officials’ Throw More Chaff To Hide The Real Perpetrators ([link removed])
by Moon of Alabama
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
How Government’s Excessive Reliance on Plea Deals Can Undermine Justice ([link removed])
by George F. Will
Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/10/government-overreliance-plea-bargaining/
Virginia Finally Curbs Solitary Confinement — But Not Enough ([link removed])
Editorial
Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/10/virginia-solitary-confinement-prisons-bill/
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